On Sun, 27 Jan 2002 17:11:19 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Clarence Verge wrote:
>> I don't think the MC version Steven is providing has this rpm thing. > It doesn't. The mc add-on for BasicLinux is quite a bit smaller > than the normal mc. However, even if I could provide rpm > functionality for BasicLinux, I wouldn't. Because it is unlikely > that a RedHat binary .rpm will work in BasicLinux. There are two > reasons for this: > (1) RedHat was an early adopter of glibc2. It is likely that > a RedHat binary will require glibc2. BasicLinux uses libc5. > (2) There are significant differences in filesystem organization > between RedHat-like and Slackware-like distributions. BasicLinux > is Slackware-like. I worry how the average joe on the street is supposed to know stuff like that. It's the sort of thing that makes me say Linux isn't ready for primetime. We are all a bit more computer savvy than that guy, and WE have to depend on the High Priests of Linuxhood for instruction on even the simplest operations. Sure, we might get used to it. May even become acolytes. But .... - Clarence Verge - Back to using Arachne V1.62 ....
